What could be the price of silence?
Certain ailments may be just too embarrassing to talk about, even with your doctor. But it might help to know that if you are suffering from an overactive bladder, stress incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, or anal incontinence – you’re hardly alone. In a US hospital survey of 4,000 women, one-third suffered from a pelvic-floor disorder. And the women weren’t all elderly; some as young as 25. So do tell your doctor: if it’s urinary incontinence you’re suffering from, you’ll be prescribed Kegel exercises or medication. But if you’re post-menopausal and have suffered from chronic cough, or if your placenta was ‘tugged” at during delivery, and your doctor feels you may be headed towards pelvic organ prolapse, surgery becomes necessary.
